Posts Tagged: A Year in the Country

The U.K. label A Year in the Country continues to explore folkloric history on its newest boxed disc, The Watchers. The title refers to the great oaks, ashes, and one cherished yew that have lasted for hundreds or thousands of years. As

The U.K. label A Year in the Country continues to explore folkloric history on its newest boxed disc, The Watchers. The title refers to the great oaks, ashes, and one cherished yew that have lasted for hundreds or thousands of years. As

Now that Halloween is over, we turn our attention to upcoming holidays: the harvest festival and the winter solstice. What’s that you say, you had other holidays in mind? A Year in the Country‘s latest release reminds us that there

Now that Halloween is over, we turn our attention to upcoming holidays: the harvest festival and the winter solstice. What’s that you say, you had other holidays in mind? A Year in the Country‘s latest release reminds us that there

In recent months, A Year in the Country has provided rich audio explorations in the form of The Quietened Bunker, The Quietened Village, The Forest / The Wald and now The Restless Field. These efforts include the contributions of various artists, but each

In recent months, A Year in the Country has provided rich audio explorations in the form of The Quietened Bunker, The Quietened Village, The Forest / The Wald and now The Restless Field. These efforts include the contributions of various artists, but each

Halloween is just around the corner, which means it’s time for A Closer Listen‘s first wrap-up chart of 2016! 2016 was a particularly good year for dark music, as these selections are culled from a list many times their size. The

Halloween is just around the corner, which means it’s time for A Closer Listen‘s first wrap-up chart of 2016! 2016 was a particularly good year for dark music, as these selections are culled from a list many times their size. The

The album begins with the sound of a clock ~ perhaps the Doomsday Clock ~ and John Carpenter synths. The world is about to end as the Russians and Americans fire their missiles at each other. The air sirens sound,

The album begins with the sound of a clock ~ perhaps the Doomsday Clock ~ and John Carpenter synths. The world is about to end as the Russians and Americans fire their missiles at each other. The air sirens sound,

A Year in the Country continues its tradition of releasing quality music in limited “Dawn” and “Night” packaging with The Quietened Village, the top ambient pick in our Spring Music Preview. This evocative album offers a score for crumbled communities, abandoned

A Year in the Country continues its tradition of releasing quality music in limited “Dawn” and “Night” packaging with The Quietened Village, the top ambient pick in our Spring Music Preview. This evocative album offers a score for crumbled communities, abandoned

The Experimental section is our home for improvisors, alchemists, and pioneers. These composers are never satisfied with the status quo. They seek to push music forward, and they prefer progress to popularity. Some may eventually receive a small amount of

The Experimental section is our home for improvisors, alchemists, and pioneers. These composers are never satisfied with the status quo. They seek to push music forward, and they prefer progress to popularity. Some may eventually receive a small amount of